anyone with a x40 and hdd adapter? help!

[dorin]

hi guys,

does any of you tried to put a 7200hdd into the ultrabay adapter from x40?! did it boot with it inside? if not, and you can do it, can you PLEASE do it?!

i have an 7200 hdd but i cannot boot with it nor in windows, it kills the fan everytime the 7200 is in. and before buying another one (this is an old hdd) i want to know if 7200 in ultrabay and x40's are compatible.

i called ibm and first time they've told me its not supported according to a particular document, then i realised they've missed a star mentioning which totally changed the problem, today i called them and the guy had no idea, he told me first that it is not possible to boot from ultrabay hdd adapter, than that i can use only 4200hdd and when i told him boot for almost 3 months from a 5400hdd in ultrabay he said he'll call me back. never did...

thanks alot,

dorin

[dorin]

bump!

[bontistic]

FWIW, an X60s boots from a SATA Ultrabay adapter with a Hitachi 7k100 drive in an X6 Ultrabase and a blank primary HD bay.

Of course there are no problems booting from Ultrabay using normal Ultrabays (T60p, R52, T42).

[dorin]

thanks bontistic, but x60 uses the nomal 2.5" hdds not the retarded 1.8" hdd which x40 is tied to.

i have a 5400 in ultrabay, and i feel a big improvement in speed, now i just want a 7200..would be lovely, but i dont want to buy another hdd and to have surprises...i had one but still i dont know if its the hdd (also acer doenst boot from it) of compatibility